What is the meaning of expatriate?

noun

  • A person who is voluntarily absent from home or country.
    • usage: "American expatriates"

verb

  • Expel from a country.
    • usage: "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"
  • Move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad. .
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